expired, they married and established themselves in our midst as private citizens.
In April, 1883, due to the long distance of hauling provisions and supplies, the camp was disbanded and the troops moved to Fort Douglas at Salt Lake.
In October,...
Due to shortage of water in the early days, there was little hay raised by the Minersville settlers. To supple-ment the small supply, the ranchers, farmers and stock-men would make regular trips to the Yellow Banks, 20 miles north of Minersville,...
of Cedar City. His route was through Minersville Can-yon. He left Milford at 9 a. m., arriving at Johnson's Fork at 5 p.m. He was employed by Gilmore & Salisbury, mail contractors for the western part of Beaver County. Later Mr. Root moved to...
In those days, Mrs. Bradfield said, they danced until midnight, a big supper was served, then they danced on 'till dawn. A DAY'S EXPERIENCE Mrs. Bradfield said she came here one time to go to Frisco on the train, to work. It was a cold, wintry...
holes. The duration of burning is from three to seven days, and of cooling from three to six days. Charring, which includes packing of wood in the kiln and drawing the coal, is usually done by contract and costs from 2 3/4c to 3 1/2c per bushel....
Mr. Myers tells of one time when a heavy snow storm overtook them on their route and they stopped and dried off places with fires so they could camp for the night. There was one place on their route, he says, that was so steep that after a storm...
Mrs. Johnson says they brought the grain and other things that they raised. They smoked and cured the pork they brought and the freighters would buy up butter from the different stores there and mix it altogether and print it with a round mold....
Jeddy and Heber Dean of Beaver, freighted to Frisco for many years, hauling lumber and merchandise. John Brooks was an old veteran freighter of Beaver. John W. Myers says, after relating experiences in freighting, "Those were hard times, but happy...
The last Company manager was a Mr. Evans. In 1911, the store was known as the American Trading Company and was operated by Ed Street, Steve Fotheringham and J. F. Tolton. The Utah Leasing Co. took over the mine and worked the dumps after the mine...
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE MERCHANDISING IN MILFORD Milford, different than most Utah communities, was not settled on an agricultural basis, but because of the geographic location it became an early trading point, serving freighters. It happened to be...
Sun. June 12, 1898: Ther. noon 80º. Wea. partly cloudy clouded up and sprinkled this afternoon with frequent thunder. I made my way down to meeting this afternoon. Monday 13: Ther. 8 am. 70º, Wea. clear weather about the same as yesterday. We...
Wed. Aug 17, 1898: Ther. warm. Wea. forenoon clear afternoon some clouds We cut about ¾ of an acre of wheat some of it was terrible tangled Sammy, Jim and Ov. came back from the Little Meadows they have got the grain over there all stacked and...
Tues. Sept. 20, 1898: Ther. hot. Wea. light clouds in west afternoon finished hauling the hay and commenced getting ready to go north. Wednesday 21: Ther. 9 pm. 84 Wea. clear getting things ready to start north. We got started and went as far...
Fri. Oct. 28, 1898: Ther. warm., Wea. clear. finished pulling and hauling the beans this forenoon. got in a load or two of cane in the afternoon. Henry Jennings and his wife came up this evening to make us a visit they were in to the temple. ...
Fri. Dec. 23, 1898: Ther. cold, Wea. clear, I practiced photographing with fair results today. Went to a dance at night. We finished hauling the pummys around this afternoon. Saturday 24: Ther. 10-20. am. 34’.m Wea. clear. I took a photo for...
Mon. June 12, 1899: Ther. hotº., Wea. windy, clear. I came home from the ranch, was about 10 ½ hours on the way come via. Bullock Trail Tuesday 13: Ther. 11 am. 86º., Wea. clear We finished hauling the hay from the big piece at the point, and...
Tues. July 18, 1899: Ther. 64º., 104º., Wea. partly cloudy I plowed out a little cane fore-noon. raked the upper lucerne acrost the river and a piece at the point after-noon. Wednesday 19: Ther. 70º., 104º., Wea. some clouds. We finished...